Internet & Social
Instagram Features wants your TV time, but it won’t pay creators
Instagram is testing Features, horizontal videos up to an hour and a half long, in the US and Brazil. What's missing is a way for creators to earn from them.
Meta
Apps & Software
Instagram on Apple TV: Reels hit the big screen, how to get it
Meta quietly put Instagram on the Apple TV App Store with no announcement. What you can watch, what you need to install it, and why Meta wants your couch.
AI
Claude Duet wants to run your workday while your phone is off
Anthropic's new AI agent reads your connected apps, sends a morning brief and does tasks in the background. Here's who can get it and where it stops.
Tech Business
Meta stock is splitting in two: why your new shares won’t vote
Meta will hand every shareholder a free non-voting share in January 2027 to fund its AI spending, after a record quarter dented by a $9.89 billion teen safety charge.
AI
Muse Wonder AI models add memory to follow your preferences
Meta's new Muse Wonder and Wonder Full models remember context between chats and keep working when a first attempt fails, and independent tests put Meta near the top.
AI
Meta Muse Wonder adds Active Memory to keep AI agents on task
Meta's Muse Wonder models now sit near the top of independent AI rankings. Here is what Active Memory and Active Focus do, what they cost and who can use them.
Security & Privacy
Frances Haugen says a thriller could prompt more whistleblowers to act
Facebook whistleblower Frances Haugen hopes Aaron Sorkin's The Social Reckoning nudges AI insiders to speak up, and that Mark Zuckerberg sees himself in it.
AI
New Muse and Dots agents squeeze Instinct AI agent’s advantage
Instinct became a $10 billion startup by texting you back. Now Meta's Muse and OpenAI's Dots offer the same trick with far more reach. Here's how they compare.
Internet & Social
Meta stops third‑party TikTok ads in US, Canada and allies
Facebook and Instagram now refuse ads from TikTok's parent ByteDance, and any campaign pointing to TikTok, in seven countries. Here's who is affected and why.
AI
Muse logo design backlash cost one freelancer two weeks and $12,500
Lettering artist Jessica Hische drew Meta's Muse logo by hand, with no AI, for about $12,500. Fellow designers on Threads called it a sellout anyway.
Tech Business
After Meta backs out, Manus secures $500M+ from China funds
Six months after Beijing killed Meta's $2 billion purchase, the AI agent startup has new cash from Chinese backers, a new product and a phone deal with OPPO.